No Kidding! 13 Quick and Yummy Recipes With Only 3 Ingredients

It sure is tedious to sit and slog over the stove for hours. The cooking and the prepping can be too much to handle on a hectic day. Tastessence, as usual, is your knight in shining armor that's here to save the day with some easy three-ingredient recipes that literally would take you only a few minutes to whip up.

Amita Ray

Last Updated: Jul 21, 2017

Easy 3-ingredient Mac n' Cheese

- Mix one can of evaporated milk with some water and bring to a boil and add the macaroni.- Cook for 6 minutes and add some salt.- Add the cheese and heat it through till it melts.

Don't you hate it to be back home from a long and exhausting day at work only to be wondering what to cook for dinner, and then spend an hour or two making it? Imagine a run to the supermarket to pick up some groceries, and then coming home to cook.

Ugh... we hate it too. So that is why we have compiled some sinfully delicious recipes that take a few minutes to make, are super-easy, and require only three ingredients! Yes, that's right, only three. So sit back, enjoy your coffee, let your hair down for a bit, and take that much-needed break from your busy routine.

Eggs Wrapped in Bacon

IngredientsEggs, 2Bacon, 2PaprikaMethodSet the oven at 350°F and brush the muffin tins with some oil or cooking spray.Line the tin with the bacon such that it forms an empty loop.Crack one egg in one cup and bake it for 15 minutes or so, depending on how runny you want them to be.

Quick-fix Pancake

IngredientsRipe banana, 1Eggs, 2Cinnamon, ½ tsp.MethodMash the banana until it becomes a smooth paste.Combine the eggs and ground cinnamon to this paste.Coat your frying pan with a bit of vegetable oil or butter.Pour a quarter of the batter into the pan and cook it on medium heat for a minute or so on each side.Drizzle a generous amount of maple syrup and devour.This recipe makes 4 pancakes.

Parmesan and Scallions Hash Browns

IngredientsShredded potatoes, 4 cupsChopped scallions, 3Parmesan cheese, ¾ cupMethodRinse the shredded potato to remove the excess starch in them and squeeze out the excess water.Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and add salt to taste.Grease muffin tins either with olive oil or coat with cooking spray.Spoon the mixture into the molds and pat it down gently.Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for around 40 minutes.Let it cool for sometime. Run a knife or a spatula around the edges before you remove them.This recipe makes 12 hash browns.

Mozzarella Sticks

IngredientsEgg roll wrapper or Filo pastry, 6Mozzarella sticks, 6Egg, 1MethodPlace the mozzarella diagonally on one corner of the pastry.Start rolling the sheet around the cheese, such that it rolls away from you.Fold the corners of the pastry on the inside and coat it with an egg wash made with the beaten egg and water.Continue rolling it until you reach the end of the pastry.Brush each of the mozzarella sticks with an egg wash.Fry it on medium heat until golden brown.This recipe makes for 6 mozzarella sticks.

Mushrooms Wrapped in Bacon

IngredientsButton mushroom, 12 mediumPepper bacon strips, 6 (cut in halves)Barbecue sauce, 6 tbsp.MethodRemove the stems of the mushrooms and wash them thoroughly.Wrap the bacon around the mushroom and stick them on a skewer.Grill the mushrooms on the skillet on medium heat, and baste with a generous helping of barbecue sauce.Cook for about ten minutes.

Tomato and Basil Crostini

IngredientsCrostini, 6Chopped cherry tomatoes, ½ cupBasil, a fewMethodPlace the chopped cherry tomatoes in a bowl, tear the basil leaves and add it to them.Drizzle a bit of olive oil and mix it well.Spoon the mixture on the crostini and season it with salt and pepper.

Bacon n' Cheese Potato Jackets

IngredientsScrubbed potatoes, 4 mediumCream cheese, 1 cupFried and crumbled bacon strips, 6MethodBake the potatoes at 400°F for about an hour until cooked and let them cool.Cut the potatoes lengthwise and scoop out the insides.Mixed the scooped potatoes with cream cheese and bacon, you could add other ingredients like onions, chives, or even some fried and crumbled chorizo sausage to it.Spoon this mixture into the potato shells and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.

Smoked Salmon Pasta

IngredientsPasta of your choice, 1 cupHeavy cream, ¼ cupChopped dill, 1 tbsp.Smoked salmon, ⅓ cupMethodCook the pasta in boiling water with some salt till al dente and drain.Meanwhile, tear the salmon into bite-sized pieces.Mix the cooked pasta with the heavy cream and salmon.Garnish with some chopped dill and season.

Honey Mustard Chicken Tenders

IngredientsBoneless chicken breast, 1 lb.Crumbled honey mustard pretzel, 1⅓ cupHoney mustard dressing, ½ cupMethodSeason the chicken breast with some salt and pepper.Marinate the chicken with honey mustard dressing for an hour or so.Spread the crumbled pretzel on a large plate.Coat the chicken pieces with the pretzel crumbs, but shake off the excess dressing first.Place the crumbed chicken on a wire rack that is coated with cooking spray.Bake the chicken at 350°F for 20 minutes and then broil for a few more minutes, approximately 4 minutes, until crispy.

Lemon and dill Baked Salmon

IngredientsSalmon fillet, 4Chopped dill, 2 tbsp.Lemon, 4 halvesMethodPlace the pieces of fish on a piece of baking sheet.Squeeze some lemon on every piece of fish, and place the lemon on the fish.Sprinkle the chopped dill, some salt and pepper on each piece. Drizzle a bit of olive oil (optional).Cover the fish and bake it at 425°F for 15 to 20 minutes.

Flourless cake

IngredientsEggs, 6 largeSemisweet chocolate chips, 12 oz.Unsalted butter, 3 oz.MethodWhip the eggs in a mixer on high for about 8 minutes until the eggs have tripled in volume; the peaks formed should hold their shape.In a glass bowl, combine the butter and chocolate together and microwave till they melt to form a paste. Keep an eye on it, so you don't burn the mixture.Now, add ⅕ of the whipped eggs into the chocolate mixture and gently fold it in till it's well incorporated. Add the rest of the whipped eggs part by part till all the egg and chocolate mixture is incorporated.Make sure that you're gentle enough to not knock out the air from the mixture.Bake this batter in a greased and lined 7-inch Springform pan for about 40-50 minutes.The top of the cake is usually puffy and develops crack on them.The cake will deflate a little once the cake begins to cool.

Oreo Icebox

IngredientsOreo Cookies, 30Whipped cream, 12 oz.Milk, 1 cupChocolate sauce (for garnish)MethodDip around ten Oreo cookies in some milk, and arrange them on a tray.Spoon a third of the whipped cream on top of the cookies and spread them out evenly, repeat this step twice such that you have a three-layered caked.Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least six hours.This recipe makes enough ice cream cake for 5 people.

Coconut macaroons

IngredientsShredded coconut, 5 cupsSweetened condensed milk, 14 oz.Vanilla extract, 2 tsp.MethodMix all the ingredients until they're well combined.Line a baking tray with a parchment paper and place a spoonful of the mixture on the tray. You could also pipe this mixture with a wide star-tip nozzle.Bake them in a preheated oven at 325°F for 10 - 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.This recipes makes around 24 macaroons.

Well folks, these are a few three-ingredient wonders that you could happily munch on at the end of a long day.